diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index a3d3bfc7054dd..29cf1c77af1f8 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -3336,7 +3336,7 @@ package android.accessibilityservice {
   }
 
   public class InputMethod {
-    ctor protected InputMethod(@NonNull android.accessibilityservice.AccessibilityService);
+    ctor public InputMethod(@NonNull android.accessibilityservice.AccessibilityService);
     method @Nullable public final android.accessibilityservice.InputMethod.AccessibilityInputConnection getCurrentInputConnection();
     method @Nullable public final android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo getCurrentInputEditorInfo();
     method public final boolean getCurrentInputStarted();
diff --git a/core/java/android/accessibilityservice/InputMethod.java b/core/java/android/accessibilityservice/InputMethod.java
index 001d804b22d6a..36cfd0e4341ec 100644
--- a/core/java/android/accessibilityservice/InputMethod.java
+++ b/core/java/android/accessibilityservice/InputMethod.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class InputMethod {
     private InputConnection mStartedInputConnection;
     private EditorInfo mInputEditorInfo;
 
-    protected InputMethod(@NonNull AccessibilityService service) {
+    public InputMethod(@NonNull AccessibilityService service) {
         mService = service;
     }